Re: [microsound] noise to signal (subjective...)

[Scott Carver <fscthaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Community is great, and I think hearing about new releases/shows is an 
essential part of that. But on the flip side, when was the last time 
there was an in-depth, detailed, critical discussion of a new release 
or a show? This kind of thing /rarely/ happens... and without that kind 
of engagement with the works we're mentioning, .microsound seems to 
veer dangerously close to a genre list, a tool for following a scene. 
It's fine to post a playlist, I suppose, but how about posting a mix 
meant to educate/curate/provoke-discussion? If list members actually 
attend a show that's mentioned on the list, how about some commentary? 
Again, these kinds of discussions are disappointingly rare.

I'm not sure what the best strategies for focusing the list along these 
lines would be: indeed, maybe no one is interested in going in this 
direction at all. If not, I would be interested to hear what directions 
people /were/ interested in taking the list, if any at all.

- Scott Carver


On Mar 11, 2005, at 10:28 PM, roberth wrote:

> what i like about this list, (what is most useful to me)
> is the links to the music people are making,
> notices about shows (though i wish people would
> put at the top what city they are occurring in.)
> and info about label releases.
> folks with techinical questions are also useful.
> sometimes the philosphical discussions are fun sometimes they aren't.
>
> robert horton
>
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